The Indianapolis journal., 1887-11-13

a-brac went. one after another at about their
original cost. until tiny, paper bound copy 6f
AlrS 6rownlngs poems was offered The auc-
tioneer regarded it earelessly but one person
present had discovered written on a fly leaf:
Theodore Tilton to Henry Ward Beecher,n and
he bid it up slowly to one. two. three dollars,
finally losing it to somebody who gave FIVE.
Glad didn't get it, he remarked; 1T isn't
worth any such ridiculous price" Who had
paid Eve dollars for a thing ntrinsicaIly worth
no more than five centsl Elizabeth Ti1ton
The ostensibie purchaser anintimate friend.
Presumably Mrs. Tilton desired It Is a joint
memento of the two remarkable men who once
made such an awful commotion over her. What
this gift of her husband to her pastor do not
know. but do know that the little volume Is
now at bindery being covered handsomely in
morocco.
1t used to be predicted that Theodore Tlton
would take his wife back but he has never done
so and is living in Paris. where he earns mod
est living with his pen. Nor did the Plymouth
Church people ever forgive her. So far as
known neither Tilton nor Beecher communicated
with her after the scandal trial
The notable wedding Of the week has been
that of Mrs. Mark Hopkins, possesser Of fifteen
millions She inherited her vast wealth from
one of the California builders OF the Central
Pacific railroad, as everybody knows. She lately
decided to make her residence in Great Barring
ton, Mass, and began to build gorgeous house
there. A. T. Searle was neighboring gentle
man of exquisite taste in architecture. She got
into the habit of consulting with him over the
plans. In that way they fell in love, and now
he is going to live with her in the fve- million
dollar residence of his own molding. Mrs Hop
kins Is an anaiable and witty lady. Speaking
about the contemplated marriage she said: s-I
once knew of man in San Francisco who want
ed to wed a woman, but felt afraid of the vent
ure She had been divorced from one husband,
a Txxs.sr
Well she said to him. i can get a certificate
of good temper from my last husband, If that
will satisfy you. Nobody who knows Mrs.
Hopkins Searle will believe that she was called
upon for such . document.
Ostentation is so peculiarly characteristic of
New York. that attempts of foolish imitators to
identify themselves with the comical aristocratic
element are frequent, and oftentimes productive
of amusing results One of the latest came to a
funny climax the other day and has been
laughing stock among those who know about it.
ever since It seems that a family whose
wealth had been made by some sudden and un-
reasonable rise in value of real estate. had made
up their minds to settle down in the metropolis
and get into society. ) Beyond their wealth.
which. after al. was not so very considerable,
they had no real claims upon society and no it-
ness for association there. The feminine head
of the family at once perceived that appear
ances go good way in New York. and she
seemed to conclude forthwith that, if appear
ances were all right everything else would fol-
low. Accordingly she arranged TO make her
appearance upon Fifth avenue and in the shop
ping district in style appropriate to the highest
kind of living She engaged footnan. That
footman becomes the subject of the tale. and. if
the truth were told. no such footman was ever
seen upon our streets. With CHARACTERISTIC ig
norance she employed younger brother of one
of her house maids He was shock haired.
freckled faced Irish boy some where along
in the downy side Of the teens. rather dull
and simple overgrown, crude. heavy and un-
developed The Young mans duties were to be
nothing further than to eida upon the rumble
came TO q stopping place and open the door for
his mistress to get out. and thereafter to resume
his seat in the rusnbla. ard stand the adver
tsenent of the familys financial condition
With her own ideas as to the style of this kind
of advertisement. she made the suit which the
footman was to wear. She had noticed that
livery is always marked with gorgeot-s1uttons.
and accordingly, as If to emphasize more strong
ly her means. she put buttons on every eonceiv-
able portion of the unhappy youths garments,
There double up and down the breast,
double row on the sleeves the cuffs being ex-
tended back to an unreasonable distance: at least
half a dozen buttons upon the skirts of the coat,
buttons upon all the pockets. and buttons even
sewed here and there upon the breast and sides
of the coat and up and down the seams of the
trousers. The buttons of course. were of the
most pronounced hue and size. Then. with the
boy arrayed in tall silk hat. she set forth upon
her tour of ostentation. driving slowly down the =
avenue. turning into Broadway and then into
Twenty third street until she stopped at one OF
the fashionable shopping stores. The boy full
filled his duties with satisfaction until the LADY,
had disappeared into tbs store. After she had
completed several purchases or If not purchases,
had at least examined several score of articles,
she returned to the carriage. But 10! no But
TONS was to be seen. The tall silk hat rested /.
upon the rumble. the driver sat solemnly in his
place. but no Buttons" to open the door for her
to get in. In some trepidatlOn. she asked the.
driver what had become of the boy but he could
make no very clear response. Presently to her
horror, she saw the young fellow engaged In .
hand to hand struggle with ragamuffin on the
other side of the street. Unhappily the raga-
muffin vas having the best of the fight When .
the lady had rescued her employe. a large por-
ton of his buttons had been ripped off. his
trousers were torn at the knees. and his beauti-
full jacket soied with the mud and dirt of the
street. When she asked for an explanation, the
boy responded with sob: sOisot down on the
box jist as We tould me to. and wuld not ha
1noinded all the looks of the people as wint boi.
if it hadn't been for that bye there as came oop.
and said. spike the buttons" an Oh could notl
shtand that and Oh jist laid the hat on the sato
and wint for him. A more sorrowful and wiser
woman placed the boy back upon the box and
ordered the driver to return home, hoping vainly
that the episode had not been seen by the peo-
pie upon whom she was anxious to produce the
proper effect CLARA BELLE
MIR. BEECHERS RUGS AND BRONZEs.